HBO's "The Pacific" Miniseries Trailer

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After the epic that was Band of Brothers, I am very much looking forward to this. Here is the trailer for "The Pacific":

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That looks great! I'm really looking forward to this one!
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Thx for sharing, I hope it is as good as BoB.
 
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Well looks nice...
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Looks good. When does it air?
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Great! I hope it is as good as its predecessors: Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers. Tom Hanks and Steven do a wonderful job on their projects. This should be a fantastic series.
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Been looking forward to this coming on TV since hearing off it a while ago...cant wait [:)]
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can't wait does anyone know when the air date is?
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Looks like its set for a March 2010 release judging from what HBO/Hanks/Spielberg have said....long wait...although WitP:AE would certainly fill the gap...[:D]
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Looks like its set for a March 2010 release judging from what HBO/Hanks/Spielberg have said....long wait...although WitP:AE would certainly fill the gap...[:D]
your assuming that it will be done by then[:'(]
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Thanks for the link MRPLOW. I've been looking forward to The Pacific for a long time.
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I'd love to see it, but sadly even if you have cable or satellite in Brazil it's shown about a year later.  Maybe I should wait for your reviews and then maybe buy the DVD set.  [:(]
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I'm a little concerned that an romantic plotline appears to be woven into the show.  I liked that BoB centered on the men in a combat setting (and training, I suppose).  They may talk about back home, but you don't see it.  I also liked that it was based on actual people.
 
I am wondering if that is the case in "The Pacific" now.  From what I had heard previously, it is not about a single small unit as it moves through the war.  They couldn't do it that way and show the full breadth of even just the US' ground combat experience.
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WOW...naked, ample-bosomed women, explosions, flame throwers...sign me up.


Those DUKW's looked real...do you think they built working mock-ups or was that CGI?
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I think they were real. The DUKW's as well.... I recall that for BoB they fabricated/welded tanks for the filming.

I'm looking forward to this as well.
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I'm a bad boy. I was one of the founding members of the "I Hated Saving Private Ryan" club. We still have three members, although one has been committed and one currently suffers from stroke-induced dementia and thinks we really hate Ryan O'Neal.

I tried "Band of Brothers." I really did. Wound up not liking it, either.

So, I have yet to pencil in "The Pacific" on my dance card.

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I'm a little concerned that an romantic plotline appears to be woven into the show.  I liked that BoB centered on the men in a combat setting (and training, I suppose). 

HBO want some of these 200 millions back and naked women are good at raising revenues, so no wonder. It also can be just a flashback.
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I think they were real. The DUKW's as well.... I recall that for BoB they fabricated/welded tanks for the filming.

I'm looking forward to this as well.

The only still operational "Ducks" that I am aware of are in the Wisconsin Dells. I doubt they used them.
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Pat...

For some reason, that does not surprise me! [;)]
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I think they were real. The DUKW's as well.... I recall that for BoB they fabricated/welded tanks for the filming.

I'm looking forward to this as well.

The only still operational "Ducks" that I am aware of are in the Wisconsin Dells. I doubt they used them.

Nah... There are still quite a few around.

Check this link from only a couple of weeks ago: http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?p=113482


I'll even be willing to place a wager that some of these particular vehicles got a starring role. [:D]


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